He carries her to John’s bedroom-all the white men are gone, he says. July romps through the empty house, mocking Caroline. He insists that she call July by her real name and extracts payment from Caroline before hiding her in a cart to take her to town. Shocked, she strikes at him-but he catches the blow and throws her to the ground. When Caroline orders Godfrey to take her into town, he demands that she pay him. He says white people are fleeing the island: Caroline should ride into town immediately to board a ship that’s leaving soon. July fans the flames of Caroline’s terror, then leaves her to hear news from Nimrod, who has just arrived. It’s only then that Caroline realizes July and Godfrey laid a dirty bed sheet instead of fine linen on the table. Caroline is left with July to sob at the failure of her party. July is saved by soldiers bursting in: there’s been a slave uprising, and plantations are burning.Īll the white guests leave with John to help put down the rebellion. One of the white guests notices and calls July to the table, groping her as he orders her to confess to stealing. While the slaves have their own Christmas party, Godfrey sends July to steal more wine from Caroline’s party in the house. All the young women are enamored, but he flirts with July. Conversation turns to mutiny and the debasement of slaves-standing by to serve the table-instead of the lighthearted socializing Caroline wants.Ībolitionism’s influence is growing in England, as the attractive, well-dressed Mr. When Caroline forces him to make a toast, John talks of rumors of a slave revolt in Jamaica. John decries the expense of the party, given that money is short. For once, Caroline sees through the ruse. Godfrey, the slave in charge of her household, tries to cheat her by asking for more money than is necessary for preparations. Caroline has since told July that her mother was sold away.Ĭaroline is planning an extravagant Christmas celebration. When Caroline, newly arrived at Amity to live with her brother John, the owner of Amity, saw Kitty and July, she took July to become her lady’s maid, fully separating her from her mother. Kitty was frequently raped by the Scottish overseer Tam Dewar it’s assumed July is his daughter. When she was a child, July was taken from her mother, Kitty, who works in the sugarcane fields of Amity plantation on Jamaica. July knows Caroline won’t send her to the field because she has no other companion or even a husband. She takes her time responding to Caroline’s hysterical calls, blames washerwomen for the loss of pearl buttons on Caroline’s dress (July took them), and retaliates to a kick by over-tightening Caroline’s corset. The white Englishwoman may try to subjugate her Black slave by calling her Marguerite instead of her real name and threatening to send her back to the fields, but July is smarter than Caroline. Recap the following episode.Ĭaroline is no match for July. The Long Song airs Sundays at 9:00 pm and is available to stream.